2023-06-26 06:24:55
Carlos Alcaraz, winner of his first grass tournament on Sunday at Queen’s, took the opportunity to take over Novak Djokovic’s world number one spot in the ATP rankings.
The crossover continues on the throne between the 2 cadors of world tennis: Alcaraz, who had started the year crowned on the head, recovers it for the 3rd time since January, reaping the benefits of his title at the ATP 500 tournament in Queen’s.
Dislodged at the beginning of the month by “Nole”, winner of his 23rd Grand Slam at Roland-Garros, the Murcian, who last year at 19 became the youngest world No. 1 in history, now has 80 points ahead of its rival.
Full of confidence ahead of Wimbledon
And by winning a first title on grass on Sunday – for his third tournament only on this surface – Carlos Alcaraz was full of confidence before launching an assault on Wimbledon (July 3-16), where the defending champion his name is… Djokovic.
The other tenors on the circuit are struggling to keep up: Daniil Medvedev remains comfortably in 3rd place, ahead of Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas, but more than 1,500 points behind the leading duo.
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